Russell Brand make £4million a year
Profits revealed for the period rape claims first surfaaced
08/01/2026 … Russell Brand made £4million in the year multiple women made rape and sexual assault claims against him, Chortle can reveal.
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Thu 08 January 2026
Wed 07 January 2026
Simon Mayhew-Archer launches a production company
...as his new show Can You Keep a Secret? debuts on BBC One
07/01/2026 … Comedy writer-producer Simon Mayhew-Archer has launched a new production company, as his latest series Can You Keep a Secret? debuts on BBC One this week.
Glasgow Comedy Festival announces full 2026 line-up
Including Rosie O'Donnell's first gig in the city
07/01/2026 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced its full programme for 2026, with 560 shows across 40 venues and more than 100,000 tickets now on sale.
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Deal with UKTV makes classic shows easier to find
07/01/2026 … Some of the BBC’s favourite comedy shows are now streaming on Channel 4.
Tue 06 January 2026
Nikki Glaser announces London and Dublin dates
Part of US comic's 2026 international tour
06/01/2026 … American comedian Nikki Glaser has announced two dates this side of the Atlantic.
Mon 05 January 2026
© Matt Squire Air date for Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets
Fantasy comedy coming next month
05/01/2026 … The BBC has given a provisional broadcast date for Mackenzie Crook’s new comedy Small Prophets.
Rob Rouse named comics' comic of 2025
Rich Wilson was named best MC and the Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue take best achievement
05/01/2026 … Rob Rouse has won the 2025 Comics' Comics Award for best act.
First memoir for The Daily Tism writer
Laura Richmond's book about having undiagnosed autism
05/01/2026 … Laura Richmond, a writer on satirical news website The Daily Tism, is publishing her first memoir.